2
busybody(noun, gossip, nuisance, ferret, nosy)
2
complainer
2
earnest(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
exact(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
industrious(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
painstaking(adjective, thorough, meticulous)
2
persevering(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
persnickety(adjective, careful, thorough, scrupulous, meticulous)
2
prig(noun, prude, snob, bigot)
2
punctual(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
sedulous(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
strenuous(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
thoroughgoing(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
worrier(noun, pessimist, worrywart)
1
backseat driver
1
butt-in(noun, gossip, nuisance, snoop, ferret)
1
buttinsky
1
by the book
1
dainty(adjective, rough, demanding, scrupulous, fussy)
1
difficult
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